Jeff Goldblum, who's enjoying something of a renaissance as a pitchman, has scored another gig in a peculiar role as a futurist for Apartments.com—helping to introduce the company's very advanced, perhaps even futuristic new apartment-listings website....

by Nicole Dieker Elizabeth is a 31-year-old lawyer in Washington, D.C. ND: So, Elizabeth, tell us a little bit about your finances. Elizabeth: Well, I’ve always been a saver. Even as a kid, I thought we were so poor and I would worry about my dad getting...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Are you a risk taker? If you are, a high-beta stock might be for you. Beta is a popular measure of volatility because it "distills a pretty complicated concept into a single number. If it's above 1, then the stock is 'riskier...

Samsung Co. Ltd. launched its new flagship smart phone the Galaxy S6 Sunday and as rumored the phone comes in two versions: a standard S6 and the S6 Edge, with the Edge supporting edges on both sides of its screen. … Continue reading →...

Madrid (AFP) - Spanish property developer Martinsa Fadesa said Monday it would file for liquidation bankruptcy in one of the country's biggest insolvencies, which comes as the sector shows signs of recovery from a 2008 real estate collapse.The company,...

This is my second column for the Illinois Policy Institute, where I am now a senior fellow.The article was written well ahead of the Moody's downgrade of Chicago pensions last Friday, with a final edit made on Friday, and posted then on the IPI website.Illinois...

Robert De Niro Hit With $6 Million IRS Tax Lien The Internal Revenue Service has hit Robert De Niro with a $6.4 million tax lien, according to records filed this month. Via The Smoking Gun reports: In a notice sent...

The first-ever Dallas Startup Week begins today, aiming to introduce the region’s different entrepreneurial ecosystems to each other. “Now, there is collaboration happening,” says Michael Sitarzewski, one of the startup week’s organizers. “We’re...

What's the trouble with timeshares? GettyDevelopers tout timeshares as being a way to prepay future vacations at today's prices, but there's one group you shouldn't buy from. How to purchase without added feesMore in finance 30 year mortgages may go...

KKR & Co. LLP has completed its previously announced acquisition of an 85.05 percent stake in Pioneer Corp's DJ equipment business. No financial terms were disclosed; however, an earlier peHUB report tagged the value at $551 million....

March 2: China gets a rate cut for the second time in three months. Plus, get your smartphone at the ready for the World Mobile Congress The post There’s something about (the People’s Bank of) China appeared first on Macleans.ca....

This week, three real estate brokers are cutting off customers’ online access to recent final home sales prices — coveted information that can help buyers and sellers gauge a property’s worth — because of a threat made by the Toronto Real Estate...

Operatives of a secretive Iran-backed terrorist network in Turkey scouted the area hosting a radar site in Malatya's Kürecik district that is part of a NATO early warning radar system, an ongoing investigation has revealed. According to an 854-page...

Geoff Raby, Australia's former ambassador to Beijing, says Chinese interest in Australian farms and processing assets is surging, despite the Abbott government's crackdown on foreign purchases of agricultural land and real estate.

If you’ve ever bought pet food, office supplies or TVs in Las Vegas, Keith Bassett has probably touched your life. As a commercial real estate broker, Bassett negotiated deals in the 1980s and ’90s to bring to Southern Nevada some of the nation’s...

Only a fraction of hosts who rent homes to temporary visitors have registered with the city, and many say the process is mired in time-consuming bureaucracy. After four full weeks, a total of 159 hosts have applied, while 254 more have appointments booked...

Attorney John Dyro joined Holland & Knight as a senior counsel in Jacksonville. Dyro will represent lenders, borrowers, buyers and sellers in connection with financing, purchasing and selling real estate, including portfolio and syndicated loans....

From the March issue: A political bombshell exploded in Albany last month and the debris is covering the New York City real estate industry. In a series of stories this month, we examine the fallout surrounding the arrest and indictment of the once-powerful...

Differences on land-use policy are causing clashes between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration and the City Council, and threaten to create a serious rift between the two traditional allies. In neighborhoods ranging from East New York, where Council...

Who knew a zombie infestation could reinvigorate the real estate market? At least, that’s the hope behind the current eBay sale of nine buildings in Grantville, Ga., a town made famous by AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Grantville graced small screens...

Accra, March 2, GNA - Online real estate website, Lamudi, has launched its Lamudi Academy in a bid to offer online marketing training to agents and individuals who use its website. The Academy is geared towards providing individuals and real estate agents...

“State to offer early retirement deals; layoffs may follow” is a Boston Globe story about the state government here in Massachusetts facing a $1.5 billion budget gap. With a total population of 6.745 million and a working population of about 3.5...

For just $680k you could own a piece of zombie history. The town of Grantville, GA has put its downtown area up for sale on eBay, and the row of buildings available for purchase was featured in one of the episodes from Season 3 of “The Walking Dead.”...

A summary of recent transactions and personnel news within Greater Boston's real estate community. Justin Krebs has left his position as partner in charge of Normandy Real Estate Partners' Boston and New England offices to become executive vice president...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is moving its headquarters from Beacon Hill to Quincy's Heritage Landing corporate campus. The MTA, a 110,000-member teachers union, has signed a long-term lease for 46,000 square feet at Heritage Landing, a 350,000-square-foot...

Good real estate. The Lower East Side location of Whynot Coffee is one of the handsomest coffee shops in the city — and it's perennially packed — so it came as a surprise when news leaked of its closing. But according to owner Emil Stefkov, he's...

Coworking space provider AlleyNYC raised $16 million in its Series A round and inked a lease for 36,000 square feet at the Kaufman Organization’s 119-125 West 24th Street. AlleyNYC is the first office tenant to sign at one of the four former Ring...

We don’t know who will replace Barack Obama in the White House, but we do know what kind of home he or she will be leaving behind. We’ve charted them below, using data from real estate sales tracker Zillow. Not surprisingly, the only former Fortune...

Over the last few weeks, we've been really busy trying to figure out how to keep the Chargers in San Diego, and how to pay for a new football stadium. One thing which has gotten lost is a discussion about what we would want in a new stadium. I love Chargers...

The Waldorf-Astoria. The GM Building. The megadevelopment at Pacific Park. These trophy investments and scores of others point to something that can no longer be ignored: When it comes to real estate, New York City is now China’s town. We explore that...

Misconceptions are common when it comes to taxes in general, but some aspects of income tax preparation seem to have more than their fair share. A breeding ground for misconceptions is the discrepancies over rules: The actual IRS rules versus the rules...

Blackstone Group is looking to raise $15 billion of equity for a new global property fund. That amount would be a record for such a fund, according to Bloomberg. The Ohio Police & Fire Pension fund invested $70 million, the website reported. The...

After more than 15 years at its roughly 515,000-square-foot leased Mountain View campus, Microsoft Corp. believes it's time for an upgrade. The company turned in new plans to the city of Mountain View to renovate and redevelop portions of its prominent...